John Squires, a former chief IP counsel at Goldman Sachs who went on to top roles at Chadbourne & Parke and Perkins Coie, decamped this week for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the Big Apple.

Reached by phone Tuesday while traveling, Squires said his first official day at Gibson Dunn was Monday. At Perkins Coie, Squires served as co-chair of the firm’s IP value group and the head of its virtual currency and blockchain industry practice. He joined Perkins Coie in 2012 from Chadbourne & Parke, where he served as co-chair of that firm’s IP group.